PHILADELPHIA (RNS) An undocumented Mexican and father of three has taken refuge in a United Methodist Church here. It’s one of a small but growing number of U.S. congregations willing to harbor immigrants facing deportation.

ByMica Rosenberg and Julia Edwards Ainsley | November 16, 2016

To implement Donald Trump’s call for ‘extreme vetting’ of some Muslim immigrants, adviser Kris Kobach raised the possibility of reinstating a national registry of people who enter the U.S. on visas from countries where extremist organizations are active.

PHILADELPHIA (RNS) Catholics are a swing vote and a big enough chunk of the electorate that they can pick the winner. “There is no Catholic vote — and it’s important,” said the Catholic pundit E.J. Dionne.